Neutral Paint Colors

1,521 neutral paint colors across 14 brands including Sherwin-Williams, Benjamin Moore, and Behr.

Neutrals are the backbone of interior design — the colors that let everything else in a room shine. In our database, the neutral family captures colors that don't fit neatly into a single color family: complex greiges that are equal parts gray and beige, warm taupes that bridge brown and gray, and balanced tones that serve as quiet backgrounds for bolder accents.

These in-between colors are often the most versatile in your home. Sherwin-Williams Agreeable Gray (the single most popular paint color in America) lives in this neutral territory — it's a greige that shifts between gray and beige depending on the light. Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter offers similar chameleon-like flexibility. When you're painting an open floor plan, a whole-home neutral from this family keeps rooms connected while allowing individual spaces to express personality through accent colors, textiles, and art.

The Color Library

1,521 colors.

Coyote Wild

Valspar · 8004-18D

#AE9271

Cozy Cover

Vista Paint · C-139

#B4A095

Cozy Cover

Hirshfield's · 140

#B7A299

Crabapple Wine

Valspar · 1005-7A

#6F4D50

Cracked Pepper

Sherwin-Williams · 9580

#483C37

Cream and Sugar

Sherwin-Williams · 9507

#DDCFB9

Creamy Mocha

Valspar · 8004-9E

#967E71

Create

Sherwin-Williams · 9646

#C9CABF

Cricket

Behr · PPU9-22

#A6A082

Crimson Prl over Hot Oro

MPC · MP23469-23551

#C5AFA9

Crooked River

Sherwin-Williams · 9524

#797869

Crowd Pleaser

Vista Paint · C-1207

#5A4257

Crowning Glory

PPG · 17-07

#816D95

Crushed Oregano

Behr · MQ6-28

#615C47

Crushed Stone

Dunn-Edwards · DE6067

#BCAA9F

Crystal Noir

Valspar · 8005-12D

#A7A0A1

Crystal Oasis

PPG · 1138-3

#AFC7BF

Crystalline

Sherwin-Williams · 9691

#E9E3DE

Cupid

Kilz · RH290

#7D5779

Cuppa Coffee

PPG · 1076-4

#B09F8F

Cuppa Tea

Valspar · 8004-17E

#B38F67

D?j? Vu

Hirshfield's · 469

#BED1CC

Déjà vu

Vista Paint · C-468

#C0D2CB

Dabbler Teal

MPC · MP13397

#405658

Dame Margaret

Vista Paint · K-1160

#553F39

Dancing Deer

Vista Paint · K-1116

#C2AFA5

Daphne

Sherwin-Williams · 9151

#899CAA

Darius Dawn

Vista Paint · K-1138

#A77F87

Dark Chocolate

Dutch Boy · D-6782

#392A27

Dark Everglade

Behr · HDC-CL-21A

#3D554F

Dark Forest Green

MPC · MP10641

#393D2B

Dark Jade

Behr · MQ6-43

#5C8878

Dark Lilac

Benjamin Moore · 2070-30

#554E6E

Dark Meadow

Valspar · 6010-5

#586444

Dark Purple

Benjamin Moore · 2073-10

#4C3641

Dark Storm Cloud

Behr · 740F-4

#779FA2

Dark Walnut

Benjamin Moore · 1358

#684B4F

Darkest Grape

Benjamin Moore · 2069-30

#5D5B7D

Dashing

Sherwin-Williams · 9544

#EAEBE8

Dayflower

Behr · MQ3-54

#B6CACC

Death By Chocolate

Behr · MQ1-54

#614541

Deco Gray

Valspar · 8006-7D

#70777A

Deep Channel

Valspar · 8006-8E

#6D7983

Deep Forest

MPC · MP10381

#334732

Deep Forest

Behr · BXC-12

#304230

Deep Mauve

Benjamin Moore · 1265

#9A6F70

Deep Reservoir

Dunn-Edwards · DE5874

#424F5F

Deep Space

Behr · 750F-7

#253136

Deep Spruce

Kilz · RG290-02

#39544B

Deep Velvet

Kilz · RB290-01

#4F5872

Deepsea Spray

MPC · MP745

#C3CED3

Deer Trail

Behr · HDC-FL14-8

#69624C

Delicious

Vista Paint · C-437

#585D42

Dense Shrub

Behr · 700F-6

#4E6D5B

Desert Green

Benjamin Moore · 443

#BBCAB5

Desert Hotsprings

Behr · MQ6-50

#C1C6AA

Desert Khaki

Behr · N310-4

#B3B899

Desert Lights

Behr · BIC-06

#BA9BB2

Desert Shadows

Behr · 750D-5

#969B74

Desire?

Hirshfield's · 1219

#C4ADB8

Building a Whole-Home Neutral Palette

Start with one neutral as your main color, then choose a lighter version for ceilings and a brighter white for trim. This creates a cohesive flow throughout your home. Read our most popular colors guide to see which neutrals designers are specifying most, or use the palette generator to build a complete palette around your chosen neutral. Our cross-brand matching guide helps you find the same neutral in a different brand if your preferred brand isn't available locally.